Amazon Steps Up Scripted Production in Italy With ‘Bad Guy’ and ‘Prisma’ Variety 2 days ago
Amazon Prime Video is stepping up scripted production in Italy with green lights for two new original series: dark Mafia comedy “The Bad Guy,” and young adult coming-of-age drama “Prisma,” which is about twin brothers who go against gender norms in different ways.
The new Italian Amazon Original skeins were announced at a Prime Video Presents Italy 2021 showcase event held in Rome, but attended online by journalists.
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With these new shows, Amazon is reaching a presence in Italy comparable to Netflix in terms of volume of original productions.
Curon). Produced by Notorious Pictures and shaping up to be a young-adult comedy, the film will be available exclusively on Amazon Prime Video, as of the autumn, in over 240 countries and territories worldwide.
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Anni da cane is written by
Mary Stella Brugiati and
Alessandro Bosi, and tells the tale of Stella, a self-conscious, cynical and troubled teen with a huge imagination. After a life-changing car accident which also involves a dog, she is convinced that her life should now be counted in dog years – one being the equivalent of seven – and now that her sixteenth birthday is just around the corner, she’s actually going to be one hundred years old. For this reason, Stella believes she doesn’t have much time left to live and decides to draw up a list of all the things she wants to do before she dies. With the help of her best friends Nina and Giulio, the girl begins living her life to the max, tearing through her bu
The young adult comedy will have its global debut on the streamer this fall.
Amazon Studios has unveiled the start of production on its first Italian original movie.
The streaming giant on Tuesday unveiled plans for the young adult comedy
Anni da cane (
Dog Years), directed by Fabio Mollo (
South Is Nothing) and written by Mary Stella Brugiati and Alessandro Bosi. The film is produced by Notorious Pictures and will launch exclusively on Amazon Prime Video this fall in 240 countries and territories worldwide.
The project tells the story of Stella, a clumsy, cynical, imaginative and tormented teenage girl, according to a plot description. After a life-changing car accident involving a dog, she convinces herself she must count her age in dog years: one year of her life counts for seven, and now that she’s turning 16, she is a centennial. For this reason, Stella thinks she has not much time left to live and pens a bucket list of all the things she would like to achieve befor